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Zeke Nnaji

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Zeke Nnaji

DEN DEN· Forward-Center· #22· 2025-26

2.06 m · 109 kg · 25 years old

1 Rings1 Finals (1-0)
🧑‍💼 Ben Pensack📄 7.5 M$ · 2 yrs · player option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 73 · Rim Runner · potential B
Season
52 games
3.7PTS
2.6REB
0.6AST
0.3STL
0.5BLK
12.0MIN
FG%
47%
3P%
25.9%
FT%
77.3%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26DENDEN523.72.60.60.30.50.51.412.047%25.9%77.3%
2024-25DENDEN573.21.60.40.40.70.21.110.749.6%32.7%61.4%
2023-24DENDEN583.22.20.60.30.70.51.49.946.3%26.1%67.7%
2022-23DENDEN535.22.60.30.30.40.6213.756.1%26.2%64.5%
2021-22DENDEN416.63.60.40.40.30.61.91751.6%46.3%63.1%
2020-21DENDEN423.21.50.20.20.10.20.79.548.1%40.7%80%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 172 players
SCORINGlastBelow averageREBOUNDSbelow averageBelow averageASSISTSlastBelow averageSTEALSbelow averageBelow averageBLOCKSno. 100Below average
Career · 6 seasons
Points
0
4.1 per game
Rebounds
0
2.3 per game
Assists
0
0.4 per game
27.7%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2020–2025
PTS/game
0.3
Win %
57.1%
28 games with clutch minutes
Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Myles TurnerMyles Turner44 poss16 pts/100
Zion WilliamsonZion Williamson44 poss0 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

1.45km#358/414

52 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

91.7%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

54.0%#169/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
Comparison
Measured

With Nnaji on the floor his team is 12.9 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-12.9
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Nnaji on the floor his team is 12.9 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).Net rating · per 100 possessionsWith him on the…-6.0With him off th…+6.9minWith him on the…236With him off th…2,479
-6.0
With him on the floor · 2025-26
6.9
With him off the floor · 2025-26
236 min
Minutes with him · 2025-26
2,479 min
Minutes without him · 2025-26
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 236 min with him · 2,479 min without
Open
See evidence · 1 pieces of evidence
  1. 2025-26: on -6.0 · off +6.9 (net rating, 236 and 2,479 minutes)
Limits
  • Real lineups from one season: the “without him” mixes different opponents, moments and teammates.
Revision ed488031 · measured
Observed

Zeke Nnaji: 5 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#159 of 414).

1.8
Paint touches · 2025-26
Zeke Nnaji: 5 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#159 of 414).Kilometres…Paint touc…Drives per…Points cre…Rebound co…
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Forecast

Zeke Nnaji: projected impact -2.6 in 2026-27 (band -5.3–0.1, BPM scale).

-2.6
Projected impact · 2026-27
Zeke Nnaji: projected impact -2.6 in 2026-27 (band -5.3–0.1, BPM scale).-2.6
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Zeke Nnaji holds around 3.7 points per game: 6 seasons without a material change.

3.7
Points per game · 2025-26
Zeke Nnaji holds around 3.7 points per game: 6 seasons without a material change.3.7
Career · 2020-21–2025-26 · 6 seasons
Measured

Zeke Nnaji sits in the 42th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in blocks (2025-26).

42
Percentile · Blocks · 2025-26
Zeke Nnaji sits in the 42th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in blocks (2025-26).BlocksP42Reboundi…P4StealsP4
Against 172 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Observed

Zeke Nnaji passes most to Jalen Pickett (2.04 passes per game) in 2025-26; 5 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

2.04
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Zeke Nnaji passes most to Jalen Pickett (2.04 passes per game) in 2025-26; 5 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Jalen P… 2.04Jamal M… 1.78Bruce B… 1.57Peyton… 1.20
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
13.5PER
1.8WS
-1.3BPM
0.1VORP
62.9%TS%
15.4%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2020-212025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
Nike Kobe 4 Protro
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height206 cm
Weight109 kg
NBA Draft Combine 2020

Measured by the NBA in 2020 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics
Height without shoes206 cm81.25″
Height with shoes210 cm82.50″
Wingspan218 cm86.00″8of 45
Standing reach268 cm105.50″15of 45
Hand length22.9 cm9.00″7of 45
Hand width26.7 cm10.50″5of 45
Explosiveness
Standing vertical84 cm33.00″7of 36
Max vertical97 cm38.00″12of 36
Mobility
¾ court sprint3.20 s16of 36
Lane agility10.94 s11of 36
Modified lane agility2.72 s28of 36
Body composition
Weight112 kg247 lb
Body fat5.9%

The rank is within the 2020 invitees who completed that drill.

The whole 2020 Combine
Injury history
2024-03-19back16 days out
2023-04-02knee4 days out
2023-02-07shoulder · right39 days out
2022-03-10knee31 days out
2022-02-24knee10 days out
2022-02-12hamstring · right11 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Jaylen Brown4
Deni Avdija4
Zion Williamson2
Mike Conley2
Most blocked by
Myles Turner5
Darius Bazley3
Derrick White3
Drew Eubanks3
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Jalen Pickett
His main partner
Jalen Pickett
2.0 passes per game
Passes to most
Jalen Pickett2.020%
Jamal Murray1.817%
Bruce Brown1.615%
Peyton Watson1.212%
Julian Strawther1.111%
Receives most from
Jalen Pickett2.022%
Bruce Brown1.517%
Jamal Murray1.416%
Peyton Watson1.011%
Julian Strawther0.910%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

58%
37%
At the rim62%Three35%Mid-range31%
Assisted baskets: 77%Buzzer-beaters: 3bandeja: 36%mate: 27%palmeo: 10%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: alero
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):NAH-jee
College: ArizonaDraft: 2020 · round 1, pick 22
His numbers
22DEN2020–2025
🧬 Physical twins

Who does he resemble? By height, weight, wingspan and reach (combine).